Video Premiere: Eddie Berman Packs Up His Life in “My Will Be Done”

A solemn folk song observing life through an intimate lens, Eddie Berman’s “My Will Be Done” captures the consuming power of transitioning into parenthood.

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What is your life? If you had to explain to a stranger who you were, how would you describe yourself? You’d probably use a combination of personal and interpersonal adjectives: I’m a lover of music, a son, a brother, someone’s best friend and someone else’s groomsman, a fan of comedy, pizza and tiramisu; the kind of person who loves to experiment in his cooking, and is always up for trying new foods; a host who loves entertaining friends and family; an avid record collector… this list goes on.

We are the sum of so many parts – some material, others existential and intangible. We are bound to this world by the physical and spiritual imprints we make upon it – as is expressed through Eddie Berman’s latest music video. A solemn, passionate folk song observing life, identity and change through an intimate lens, “My Will Be Done” captures the all-consuming power of transitioning into parenthood.

I have caught up on my fortuneAnd I’ve burned up all that’s leftWhat remains is my surgeon focusThat condescends to your success

Watch: “My Will Be Done” – Eddie Berman

Atwood Magazine is proud to be premiering the music video for “My Will Be Done,” the closing song on Eddie Berman’s 2017 sophomore album, Before the Bridge – his first with Nettwerk Records. Directed by Mark Cantin, “My Will Be Done” impores us to consider the things that make us who we are in this world through the depiction of one of life’s biggest individual transitions: Becoming a family.

Before the Bridge – Eddie Berman

Take my easel and bury it downWith the illusions of regretFollow close enough to see meBut not enough to see my debt

Oh, fatherOh, ghostly sonMy will beOh, my will be done

“The album Before The Bridge was named after my baby daughter Bridget, as it was written and recorded in the lead up to becoming a father,” Eddie Berman tells Atwood Magazine. “The singular type of excitement and terror that impeding parenthood brings narrowed our focus on to how and where we were living, and what we needed to change. This video, created by Mark Cantin, documents us packing up our lives and taking our first step, as a family, into the unknown.”

What is fortune but the chance To drown your efforts easilyWith its lungs all full of salt and planktonAwaken to the worst of me

With too much luck you end up thinkingYour lowest thoughts are worth their sandListen close enough to hear meBut not enough to understand

A steady, humble finger-picked pattern takes root early in “My Will Be Done” as we watch Berman sit alone in a dirt-covered yard. We shots of him and his wife packing up their house, deciding not only what stays and what goes, but also what’s important to them moving forward. Watching this video, we join Berman and wife ata very personal moment in their live – a moment is now distinctly in the past; gone, no longer in existence. This world they had together has changed – become a new world surrounded by new houses, new fences, new lawns (maybe some greenery?), and a brand-new person: Their daughter Bridget.

It’s beautiful to experience this important life moment with them, and just as amazing that they have it eternalized in this music video.

Eddie Berman – My Will Be Done

Left bereft of all possessionsExcept your postcards from BerlinI’ll let you know just how I’m doingFrom whatever town that lets me in

So who are you? What defines you? What would you pack up; what would you bid farewell? We close on the now-empty chair, upon which Eddie Berman once sat on to play his song. It’s left there, in the yard, perhaps for a future singer/songwriter to share his music with the world. Who knows what adventures await it – and what adventures await the family who left it behind.

Mitch is the Editor-in-Chief of Atwood Magazine and a 2014 graduate from Tufts University, where he pursued his passions of music and psychology. He currently works at Universal Music Group in New York City. In his off hours, Mitch may be found songwriting, wandering about one of New York's many neighborhoods, or writing an article on your next favorite artist for Atwood. Mitch's words of wisdom to fellow musicians and music lovers are thus: Keep your eyes open and never stop exploring. No matter where you go, what you do or who you are with, you can always learn something new and inspire something amazing.
Say hi here: mitch[at]atwoodmagazine[dot]com

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